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...Harvard men's lacrosse team knows its history: for the past three years, the Crimson has traded victories with Cornell in nail-biting one-goal games. Two years ago, Cornell edged the Crimson in Ithaca on a late-game tally. Last year, the series returned to Ohiri Field, and Harvard withstood a last-minute Big Red onslaught to emerge victorious...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Cornell Edges Laxmen, 8-7 | 3/18/1991 | See Source »

...should be a nail-biter. The Saints and Big Red are evenly matched in nearly every category and have jockeyed for the league lead all season...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: A Real Nail-Biter | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

...these are only contingency plans, to be implemented by young Neil Bushes if the draft does indeed return. Rest assured that campus antiwar groups will fight tooth and nail to make sure it doesn't happen...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: The Draft Is Only Fair | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

...Crimson, which was in contention for the Ivy title just two weeks ago, now finds itself fighting for second place with Cornell and the Elis. First-place Princeton put the final nail in Harvard's Ivy coffin by clinching the league title with a 56-33 win over Columbia last night...

Author: By Sean Becker, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Yale Sinks M. Cagers, 86-64 | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

...walk as a show girl, theatrical makeup and stage presence. When Cione's done with them, women who have never had Lesson 1 in tap will hoof their way through a 10-minute routine without a glitch. They may not know a single other step, but they'll nail their numbers every performance. The director has a penchant for squeezing the last drop of showmanship from what he has to work with. He pushes each performer to her limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oahu, Hawaii Dancing on The Home Front | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

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